Names That Mean Native

Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. Twice as many girls as boys were given the name in 2021, but the gender gap is closing.

Name bestowed upon Choctaw men.

Among the Choctaw, names were given after life achievements. Tashka would have been given to a warrior after a battle.

The Kiowa People are an Indigenous American tribe of the Great Plains. The exact derivation of their name has been lost, but most scholars agree it means "principal people." The Kiowa People have used different names for themselves over the years, including Kútjàu or Kwu-da, meaning "emerging" or "coming out rapidly," and Kom-pa-bianta, meaning "people with the large tipi flaps."

Although it looks and sounds like the Spanish name Paloma, meaning "dove," Poloma has Native American origins from the Choctaw tribe.

The Choctaw name for their own tribe, occasionally bestowed as a given name.

A masculine name in Choctaw culture. In English, it resembles the feminine name Hallie.

A traditional masculine Choctaw name.

A traditional female name in the Choctaw tradition.

A pretty and wearable option with traditional Choctaw roots.

Name bestowed on Choctaw men after a hunting achievement.

Xareni is a goddess of love in the Otomi region in the central altiplano region of Mexico. The name Xareni is rising in the US. given to 83 baby girls in 2022.

Kree, a variant of the Native American Cree tribe name, is one of the most evenly split unisex names between the sexes.

In Choctaw culture, new names were given after major life events. This would have been bestowed on a man following a hunting achievement.

Male name in Choctaw culture.